Creating Resonance

Leadership Styles

Summary of Leadership Styles - Goleman. Abstract

Daniel Goleman (2002)

Richard Boyatzis

Annie McKee

In order to be able to properly
understand the six leadership styles Goleman introduces in his
book Primal Leadership (2002, with Richard Boyatzis and Annie
McKee), it is useful you first understand his human communication /
interaction concept of
resonance.

In the view of Goleman, good leaders
are effective because they create resonance.

Resonance comes from the Latin word
resonare, to resound. Effective leaders are
attuned to other people's feelings and move them in a
positive emotional direction. They speak authentically
about their own values, direction and priorities and
resonate with the emotions of surrounding people. Under the guidance of
an effective leader, people feel a mutual comfort level.
Resonance comes naturally to people with a high degree of
emotional
intelligence (self-awareness, self-management, social awareness and
relationship management) but involves also intellectual aspects.

Creation of resonance can be done
in six ways, leading to Six Leadership Styles. Typically,
the most effective leaders can act according to and skillfully switch
between the various styles depending on the situation.

Visionary

Coaching

Affiliative

Democratic

Pacesetting

Commanding

Leader characteristics

Inspires, believes in own vision, empathetic,
explains how and why people's efforts contribute to the 'dream'

Listens, helps people identifying their own
strengths and weaknesses, counselor, encourages, delegates

Promotes harmony, nice, empathetic, boosts
moral, solves conflicts

Superb listener, team worker, collaborator,
influencer

Strong drive to achieve, high own standards,
initiative, low on empathy and collaboration, impatient,
micromanaging, numbers-driven